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Determined Diva

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I have another feather in my oh so glam hat haha. I am over the moon today because all I really do honestly is think of filling voids in the local market.

I made a journey thread a couple of days ago whereby my website business took off very well. Sheer persistence and back breaking work. It's hard to swallow patronising attitudes especially when people say things like," $200 is a drop in the ocean but for you it's alot. I understand, ok we have a deal". I detest such entitled and arrogant people but you've got to be humble at times reminding yourself that you're being laid for a service no one but you can do. Hence you're being paid. I mean $200 is a drop in the bucket with your restaurant but when I grow my business out of this city and then on to another country then you'll be a mere blip on my radar bitch! Lol.

What have I done now?
So I went ahead and contacted the delivery app company directly. Not giving out the name because they're going to be my client within this week. My proposal is quite undeniable :) This app, is the same app I used to look for restaurants that didn't have websites and then I went on to contact them individually so on so forth. You can read about it here :)
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/take-action-right-now.1071224/

Out of 250 restaurants only 30 responded and I had only 5 sales.

It got me thinking. I'm not the one to give up without logic. I wondered about the reasons I wasn't responded to and was turned down. My mind would not let me rest because out of 250 restaurants (total in the app) just 5 sales!! Ridiculous!

Who will they trust?
A reputed company. I'm a nobody.


Will they pay the reputed company their demanded fee?
No because people are slow when it comes to technology and online mechanisms. I say this because usually owners and directors of companies are old fogies that have preconceived notions about online stuff anyway. So they won't pay the required fees if they don't know you or know of you.

That's it! I had to known of to be known.

How do I connect the dots?
I had an epiphany. I want them and they want me and I'm going to manifest this because there's one go between us. The delivery app company.

What did I do?

Immediately got behind the computer, found their email and contacted them with a corporate meeting proposal. They responded to me this morning asking me to come and see them on Thursday 29th November. I am heavily excited.


What's my game plan?

I want them to get me each and every restaurant (that rejected me) and I'll use the delivery app company as a referral and pay them a percentage. I know very well that they'll get greedy because I'm talking monthly management fees here. The numbers is what I need to think about.

Going rate for such services is atleast $2000 a month per service (social media management service, online reputation management service, SEO service, advertising could be an option too. ) not to mention the initial website set up service fee that I shall now charge up the ass for because I'll be joining hands with the delivery company themself. This company is quite big and have their own cars,drivers and they function in all the major cities of the country. It's just insane. Again,I have to think of numbers and in retrospect, perhaps I should be reasonable with the fees because I want to give myself value yet be a realist.

I just wanted to share my progress with you all and wanted to remind you that time and tide waits for none. And a huge thank you to BHW! And all its fantastic members and moderators.

The picture attached to this post is always something I think of when I'm about to give up. Hope it inspires you too.

Three-feet-from-gold.jpg


Have a great day everyone
 
And shabam another one of your journeys, I will be stalking!
Thumbs are pressed for your meeting on thursday!
 
Hello again and OMG!!!!!
I am finally done! I haven't slept a wink in 24 hours due to the sheer anticipation of today's impending meeting I had.
Yes and yes I got the contract but I was a little dismayed that I was offered 45% of the contract whilst the delivery company kept 55%. You win some and lose some!!
I feel light hearted and I feel like I can literally jump through terrifying loops haha. I'm that excited.

Number wise how did we do?

So we have 147 restaurants that want local SEO,social media management and ORzm done for them. They have no website and know minimally about the extrinsic as well as the intrinsic factors that govern online marketing.
147 ( restaurants ) x $5000 pcm = $ 7,35,000
Minus 15% overheads = $6,24,750
My share (45%) = $2,81,137

Life hasn't smiled so big at me since as far as I can remember. I know it's not about the material possessions you can buy. It's about accomplishment and self worth that comes out of blind self belief. I am on my way to one if the top rated schools here and getting my daughter enrolled first thing!!! That,just to write that made my heart jump a leap out of happiness. I thank you all as always and my help and assistance is towards anyone of you that requires it. I shall and can only do my best!

Now I strive to provide as much value as I can to this forum that changed my world around and I await the day I can pay for my VIP status on here . Love and respect to you all xxxx
 
Hello again and OMG!!!!!
I am finally done! I haven't slept a wink in 24 hours due to the sheer anticipation of today's impending meeting I had.
Yes and yes I got the contract but I was a little dismayed that I was offered 45% of the contract whilst the delivery company kept 55%. You win some and lose some!!
I feel light hearted and I feel like I can literally jump through terrifying loops haha. I'm that excited.

Number wise how did we do?

So we have 147 restaurants that want local SEO,social media management and ORzm done for them. They have no website and know minimally about the extrinsic as well as the intrinsic factors that govern online marketing.
147 ( restaurants ) x $5000 pcm = $ 7,35,000
Minus 15% overheads = $6,24,750
My share (45%) = $2,81,137

Life hasn't smiled so big at me since as far as I can remember. I know it's not about the material possessions you can buy. It's about accomplishment and self worth that comes out of blind self belief. I am on my way to one if the top rated schools here and getting my daughter enrolled first thing!!! That,just to write that made my heart jump a leap out of happiness. I thank you all as always and my help and assistance is towards anyone of you that requires it. I shall and can only do my best!

Now I strive to provide as much value as I can to this forum that changed my world around and I await the day I can pay for my VIP status on here . Love and respect to you all xxxx

Great , Congrats . Good to see your success .
 
Huge congrats!
But this number confuses me
147 ( restaurants ) x $5000 pcm = $ 7,35,000
Minus 15% overheads = $6,24,750
My share (45%) = $2,81,137

So your share is 2,8 million, thousand hundred thousand ?
 
Let me correct that right now. I didn't realise it. I'm still in the car lol.
 
147 restaurants x $5000 = $ 735,000
Overheads 15% = $735,000 ×15%=110,250
Remaining = $ 624,750

My share = $624,750 × 45% = $ 281,137

That's the right math and decimal placement. Sorry about the above mistake once again.
 
You are amazing, congratulations! Having the courage and determination to do all this! Not everyone has these qualities.
Well done!
 
147 restaurants x $5000 = $ 735,000
Overheads 15% = $735,000 ×15%=110,250
Remaining = $ 624,750

My share = $624,750 × 45% = $ 281,137

That's the right math and decimal placement. Sorry about the above mistake once again.
Damn dude congrats, this fires me up. I've been wanting to do something similar to what you did but for my local area. I'm definitely gonna get to that.
 
How do you plan to fulfill all orders of 147 restaurants at the same time? SMM, SEO, website creation I think an agency with a lot of employees could handle this all at the same time.
 
Congrats for getting the contract ! Looks like the company takes a lot without doing a lot but don't matter. This will get your company going and gain reputation. I think There are small things you can do to get your share increased Getting all these restaurant known better and offer them other services too. I mean like finding them other services they want with keeping a commission. Anyway how do you plan to handle to work load ? It definitely not a one mans job. Do you have a plan for that too ?
 
You are amazing, congratulations! Having the courage and determination to do all this! Not everyone has these qualities.
Well done!

Thank you! Heartfelt comments as yours help me to stay motivated. I strive for the best and one day I shall reach my target in life. As shall you! :)

Damn dude congrats, this fires me up. I've been wanting to do something similar to what you did but for my local area. I'm definitely gonna get to that.

Thanks JR! That's the message I try to give everyone and that is, never give into procrastinating. Time is money, Go get it. Put fear of failure on the back burner. Just go take a chance on life with all your heart. It'll pay off guaranteed. Good luck :)

How do you plan to fulfill all orders of 147 restaurants at the same time? SMM, SEO, website creation I think an agency with a lot of employees could handle this all at the same time.

We are outsourcing it all. One thing leads to another so in this journey of networking, I learnt of some agencies that are start ups and can do this sort of job. We are still on the brink of negotiations so I'm quite excited to see where it leads up to. Lots to do still:)
 
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Congrats on your success! Your dedication is very inspiring to me, I will keep following the updates. :)
 
Happy to hear that you got the contract.
That is a nice deal still. Especially since you will outsource the work. So you end up both with time and money, once this is set.

Congrats.
 
That's the spirit! I'm really happy to see you making a difference in your life and never stopping even when things get glum. :)
 
Do you have a spreadsheet of the email you sent to the delivery firm? I have a Hotel Listing website in my country and would try to offer them the same services you did.
 
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